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ALBION, Mich. – The Albion women's basketball team walked off the Kresge Gymnasium court a frustrated group after a 42-40 setback to Manchester University.

Albion made one of its first 11 shots as Manchester built an early 15-3 lead. Manchester held a 26-13 lead at halftime and the Spartans maintained a double-digit lead four minutes into the second half.

Mikaela Bromley and Bailey Tuttle came off the bench to score nine points as Albion reeled off a 16-5 run. Emily DeWaters sank a basket as Albion forged a tie at 35 with 4:43 left in the game. Albion seized a 37-36 lead when Brett de Bear made a pair of free throws.

Manchester recovered, however, as Katie Arterburn connected for a 3-point basket that gave the Spartans a 39-37 lead.

Albion forged a tie at 39 when Tuttle made a shot with less than two minutes left.

The teams traded scoreless possessions until Erynn Meiklejohn buried a 3-point shot from the corner on Manchester's final possession.

Albion had an opportunity to tie when first-year guard Olivia Savage was fouled attempting a 3-point shot with 0.5 seconds left. Savage made one free throw as the Britons completed the first half of the season with a 4-8 record.

"We put ourselves in position to win but we didn't finish," Albion Coach Doreen Carden said.

Albion, which finished the first half of the season with a 4-8 record, will break for the New Year's Day holiday. The Britons' next game is a Jan. 8 date with Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association rival Alma College.

"We have seven days off," Carden said. "This break will allow us to spend time with family and come back refreshed."